Sole and heel of boots and shoes.



e. w. BELDAM & A. u. B. RYALL. SOLE AND HEEL 0F BOOTS AND SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9'. I918.

1,297,061. Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

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filfol'izqy I cation.

GEORGE WILLIAM-IBELLDAM, or nam vs, anniiiisnnr uni-AH BEN AMIN RYALL, 0F I BRENTFORD, NGLAND.

sore aivzonsn'nor Boers AND SHOES.

To all whom it' mcy concern.

Be it known that we, GEORGE WILLIAM BELDAM and Anennr URIAH BENJAMIN RYA sub ects of the K ngof England and.

invented 'Improvements in or Connected with the Soles and Heels of Boots" and Shoes, of which the following is "aspecifi This invention has reference to the soles and heels/of boots and shoes Comprising in combination with the relatively softmaterial of which soles and heels .are usually made, metal devices "inserted intoppenings made in the material of the sole or'heel for the purpose of rendering saidsoles and heels more durable; f

The. object of our present invention is to provide an improved protector device of the above described character for the soles and heels of boots and shoes wherein greater flexibility of the parts protectedis obtained.

To this end in the sole and heel construc-.

tion of our present invention there is employed a base or backing layer of multiple ply canvas or textile fabric impregnated or coated with rubber and adhered together, or a singleply textile base may be used {and to the fabric is attached by any suitable means bodies or slabs of material suitable, for soles and heels, such for instance'as that consisting of a rubber and fibrous material compound, which isv advantageous; and in recesses or indentations, or slots or openings, in or about this part, metal studs or hob nails are placed or fixed in such a manner that each has a space all around it within the recesses or slots, the outer or wearing surfaces of which studs or devices are flush or practically flush with the surface of the sole or heel in general.

This sole construction may be inone piece to constitute the whole. sole of theboot or shoe, and it may be in a plurality of parts nailed or otherwise secured to the ordinary sole, or a bottom layer of theboot or shoe, or the welt or upper.

The invention will be further described with the aid of the accompanying drawings, which illustrate it.

Figures 1 and 3 show in plan the soles and heels of two different modifications of construction according to the invention;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11,1919.

' Application filedNovember 9, 1918. Serial No. 261,827. 7

Fig; 2 is a section of the construction shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is .a section of the construction shown more'partlcularly 1n Fig. 3. In the various views and figures, the same figures of reference are used to denote the same or corresponding parts wherever they appear Referring to the drawings, 1 generally represents the wearing material of the sole of'the shoe-or boot, and 2 that of the heel; 3 are the metal studsor hob-nails.

4 is'the base or backing of multi-ply or single ply canvas or textile fabric; and 5 fare the recesses, spaces, indentations, or sprockets, 1n which the studs are placed or [The spaces or apertures 5 in the sole and heel "fabric "1, 2, are larger than the stud devices 3 so that a space exists all around the studs as shown.

"In the construction of studs shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the studs have a shank 3, which is passed through the base or backing I, and has a washer 7 passed over it, and is riveted over the washer; this constitutes a firm and advantageous mode of fastening them in the base 4s The studs 3 in these Figs. 1 and 2, which may be of any suitable shape or size, are vulcanized in the material l, which as previously stated, may be of canvas or textile fabric impregnated or coated with rubber, and when of multiple ply ad-, hered together, and vulcanized.

In Fig. 3, it Wlll be seen, that three metal studs or hob-nails 3 are employed within the spaces or recesses 5; but any required numbeiof stud devices or hob-nails may be placed and fixed within them; and the spaces or apertures may be of any suitable shape or form. In this example, the studs 3 are in the form of hob-nails; and in this case the shanks 3 of these nails are shown extending through the base or backing layer 4, and it is to be assumed that these shanks will be hammered through the base, and into the material on the bottom or foundation of theboot or shoe sole Or heel.

The whole sole and heel construction described may be secured to the foundation of the boot or shoe sole or heel by nails or screws 6, or in other suitable ways.

The devices 3, whether in the form of studs or hob-nails, are of metal, and say hard metal, as steel; but in some cases they may be of a softer metal or alloy. Also, while in the cases shown, the spaces or recesses 5 extend through the material qr fabric l, 2, they may in some cases only extend partly through it from the outside inward; and they may be formed entirely within, 2. e. surrounded by this material or fabric, as in the cases shown; while in other cases the spaces or recesse may be placed at or along the outside edge part of the sole or heel, and be open at the edges of same; or, again, they may extend across it or some spaces may lie within the outer edge of the fabric, and some be open to the edge as above tated, and arranged in difierent designs.

l/V hen hob-nails are used, as in Figs. 3 and 4, these devices form an additional means of fastening the wearing sole or heel constructions to the boots or shoes, to the fastening nails or screws 6, or other fastening means, as the case may be.

The boot or shoe wearing portion of the sole and heel construction, via, the parts 1 or 2, 3, and 4, are made complete and fixed to the boot or shoe foundation or bottom by nails, screws, or the like, provisions for which will be made in the manufacture; and while the sole parts are shown in one piece, they may, if desired, be made in two or more pieces, of the design or shape required.

By the construction above described, the objects and effects above referred to in the opening of the specification are accomplished.

What is claimed is A sole or heel comprising a. Vulcanized base of textile fabric and rubber, formed with openings, an inner layer on which the base is attached, and metal studs having integral extensions which pass through the inner layer, the studs being located in the openings in the base and of such proportions as to be entirely free of the walls of the openings, the outer faces of the studs being substantially on a plane with the outer surface of the base.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE WILLIAH BELDAM. ALBERT UBIAH BENJAMIN RYALL,

Witnesses:

VALENTINE BowDnN, OSWALD M. SHEPHERD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents. each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

